Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 48.8% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.89
|
$2.13
₫54,200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.99
|
$0.48
₫12,312
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.64
|
$0.29
₫7,366
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.32
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.03
|
$6.19
₫157,451
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK52.02
|
$5.49
₫139,515
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.58
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.44
|
$1.71
₫43,529
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.53
₫38,905
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.08
|
$0.55
₫14,106
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.81
|
$0.79
₫20,046
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.26
|
$0.57
₫14,382
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.48
₫12,260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.65
₫16,595
|
|
pay 53.4% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.22
|
$4.32
₫109,814
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.85
|
$8.53
₫216,800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK284,070.51
|
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.47
|
$5.42
₫137,668
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.71
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,489.69
|
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,233.78
|
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.83
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
|
pay 15.5% more for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,676.36
|
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,397.15
|
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.80
|
$0.85
₫21,680
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.49
|
$2.06
₫52,233
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.87
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.43
|
$29.54
₫750,896
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$4.69
₫119,240
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Hanoi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.88
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.87
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK829.50
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,172.53
|
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
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